However, in case an 18-year-old Indian citizen, whose Bal Aadhaar is already made, wishes to lock their Aadhaar, they can do.

This provision is under Regulation 11 of the Aadhaar (Authentication) Regulations, 2016, for all Aadhaar card holders.

The reply from UIDAI Chief said,

“However, residents have the option of permanently locking their biometrics and only temporarily unlocking it when needed for biometric authentication as per Regulation 11 of the Aadhaar (Authentication) Regulations, 2016,”

Biometric Failure Rate For Aadhaar

The replies also stated that failure rate for biometrics access for Aadhaar card holders is 6% for fingerprint and 8.5% for Iris scan.

This means out of 100, Aadhaar biometric of 6 people won’t match. This means inconvenience for several people.

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